How do I activate SnapGene with a machine access token?
Machine Access Tokens allow you to assign a SnapGene seat to a physical computer instead of a user. This is convenient for shared computers (e.g. lab computers, computers attached to instruments), so that your users don't have to use their own device activations.
For example, suppose you have 5 users, each with their own work laptop, and 3 shared lab computers. Use an 8 seat license to invite your 5 users via email, so that they can activate on their laptops. Then, use the remaining 3 seats to activate on the shared lab computers with Machine Access Tokens.
To enable this feature for your Organization subscription license, please contact support.
Before starting, please ensure that you have:
- A SnapGene Organization license
- Access to manage seats for your license via your SnapGene My Account
- Administrator privileges on the computer you wish to activate
- SnapGene 8.2 or later on the shared computer
The activation process involves three steps, described in detail below:
- Copying a Machine Fingerprint provided by the SnapGene application.
- Generating an Access Token in My Account.
- Using the Access Token to activate SnapGene.
Activation Steps
1. Launch SnapGene
Select the "Activate with a Machine Access Token" option in the "Activation" dialog.
Click the Copy button to copy the Machine Fingerprint to your clipboard. This is the unique identifier that SnapGene generates for your device.
Do not close the activation window.
2. Generate the Access Token in My Account
Log into My Account, navigate to Seats → Machine Tokens and click the Add button.
In the dialog, enter a Name for your shared computer (this will help you identify it), paste the Machine Fingerprint provided by SnapGene, and click the "Create Token" button.
You will now see an Access Token. Click Copy to Clipboard to ccopy this token in its entirety to your clipboard.
3. Activate SnapGene
Back in SnapGene, paste the Access Token into the activation dialog from Step 1 and click Continue.
SnapGene will now be successfully activated for all users on this computer.